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Budget must meet basic fairness standards if government wants people to stand by it
Issued 16 July 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Access to justice campaign group FLAC is today calling on the state to produce a budget that people can tolerate by applying basic human rights standards in how it decides to … -
Oireachtas committee report on lenders' handling of mortgage arrears is challenge for Finance Minister
Issued 8 July 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed a comprehensive report from an Oireachtas committee tasked with reviewing the way banks in Ireland handle … -
'Rights meaningless without access’ says Chief Justice
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Chief Justice Susan Denham today said that rights without access to them are meaningless. Speaking as she launched FLAC’s (Free Legal Advice Centres’) annual report for … -
More than 27,000 legal queries in 2013 highlight gaps in the legal system
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC has directly helped some 27,546 people with their legal queries in 2013, according to its annual report for 2013 launched by Chief Justice Susan … -
Transgender bill - changes welcome but may still fail human rights standards
Issued 19 June 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
The revised text of a draft Bill to finally recognise transgender people in their true gender is welcome, says legal rights group FLAC, but warned against any further delay … - FLAC to lead shadow reporting process for ESC covenant Issued 22 May 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform| One of FLAC's key aims is to advance international and national standards that promote human rights, which are fundamental to everyone and permeate all areas of law. Ireland …
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Law as a Vehicle for Social Change: 7th Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
Issued 9 January 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|flac-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC held its 7th annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture on 5 December 2013. The guest speaker was Martin O'Brien, Senior Vice President for Programmes at the Atlantic … -
2014 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship
Issued 4 December 2013 |flac-information|public-interest-law|
FLAC is now welcoming applications from law students, graduates, postgraduates and Law Society students for the 2014 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship. The Fellowship is run in … -
Concerns remain for those in mortgage arrears
Issued 28 November 2013 |debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) was glad to see that there was a small reduction in the numbers of family home mortgage accounts in short term arrears in the figures … -
Legal rights groups criticise proposed social welfare law
Issued 24 October 2013 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
In a joint submission on the draft law to cement changes to the social welfare code arising from the Budget, two legal rights organisations, Northside Community Law & … -
Our proposals would make for a better scheme to recognise transgender identity
Issued 22 October 2013 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Ireland has taken a further step towards legal recognition of transgender people according to FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) the legal rights group that represents leading … -
Irish transgender champion Lydia Foy among top European Campaigners of 2013
Issued 25 September 2013 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
Long-time transgender campaigner Lydia Foy travels to London tomorrow for the selection of this year’s European Campaigner of the Year. Ms Foy has been shortlisted as one … -
Lydia Foy Honoured by European Diversity Body
Issued 30 August 2013 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
Irish transgender woman Lydia Foy has been shortlisted for Campaigner of the Year for the highly prestigious European Diversity Awards. Ms Foy is one of eight nominees for … -
First step towards transgender recognition law welcome but government must not blunder on forced divorce
Issued 18 July 2013 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
News that the Irish government has at last produced draft legislation to finally recognise transgender people in their true gender has been welcomed by legal rights group …
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2012 annual report shows busy year as thousands received legal help
Issued 15 July 2013 |access-to-justice|flac-information|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC says its annual report for 2012 shows there is not just a fundamental need in Irish society for accessible legal information and advice for …